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Personal Movements, etc.


DR.. Jas. c. Welling has returned to Washington
after his flying trip to Europe, during which he
visited points OF interest In England, France and
Germany.
Ex-Gov. Shepherd arrived from South Carolina
this morning and at once drove to Bleak House to
spend the day with his family, He leaves this af-
ternoon for Philadelphia He is looking remarka-
bly, well.
Mr. T. II. Alexander has returned to this city
after a tour OF Europe which occupied several
months.
Among the recent arrivals at the Hygeia Hotel
from washington are Mrs. Culbertson and Miss
CulbertSOn.
Cards have been issued announcing the wedding
Of Mr.. Chas. 7. Havenner to Miss Helen Manning
on Wednesday, september q, at Epiphany church,
at IL am.
DR.. ]. W. Joyce ana family have returned from
Mountain Vista, oakland Md.
Senator Stockbridge, the successor Of Hon. O. D.
himself and family next winter.
Mrs VIM Il. Holmes and her child returned to
the city yesterday from vtneland, N. j. where
they have been spending the summer.
Mime. NJ. Demonet and Mr.. Jules A Demonet
and wife have gone on an extended tour North.
Miss Mary Hobgood left to-day to assume an i'm
p0rtant position In the "Warrenton Val Female
Seminary" number OF friends went to the
depot to-day TO bid her goodbye
Col s. T. Suit, Of this city, who has been suffer-
ing with hay fever at his residence near Berkely
Springs W. Va, is improving. and Is expected here
Miss Nina Gunion has returned to her home, o41
o street, after o s0Journ OF TWO months in the
mountains OF Virginia and Maryland
g. 1919
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A MILLION FOR THE STREETS.
CO1s Ludlow will Make Liberal Esti-
mates-PrOpOSed Final Extinction Of
Old Wood Pavements.e

Col. Ludlow has Instructed Capt. Griffin, who is
IN charge OF street improvements to include In his
estimate Tor new street improvements for the
next year all the old wood pavements for replace
ment.
In giving Capt. Griffin a memorandum to this
enect, Col Ludlow calls his attention to the fact
that 1t appears that some of these old wooden
pavementS have been covered with gravel and
have disappeared from the maps as wood pave
mentS
In the same connection Capt Griffin has been
instructed that the estimates for street improve
mentS may be made up to the amount of 81 OOO 600.
Col. Ludlow says that the District has surplus
TO It's credit and he thinks the condition OF Dis
trct finances and the needs OF the District streets
JUSTIFY asking million dollars for Improvements
OF this kind. In connection with these estimates
Capt. Griffin will prepare table which viii
form the basis OF distribution of
the Improvements among different sections of
the city. This distribution Will be made Col. Lud-
low says, according to the area, population taxa
BILE value and condition OF needs OF each section as
10 street improvements, except where there are
special considerations to influence the matter of
the distribution. Where street has an old wood
pavement to be replaced, or has the remains of an
Old railroad on 1t, or there Is special demand for
opening a line OF communication, Improvements
may be made without regard to the quota of I'M
proyements the section may DO entitled to under
A statement prepared by Capt. Grin1n shows
that there are about IL, 600 square yards OF old
WOOD pavement to be replaced. This Is all in the
southeast section, as follows: street from 4th to
avenue and 5th Streets On same square; 4th street
from Pennsylvania avenue to G.; D from 7th to
9th, south side OF square; D from Pennsylvania
avenue to Sth north side OF square; the extension
on the same square, and 9TH street from D to the
south side OF South Carolina avenue.
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BRAlyED WITH AN AXE,
An Indiana Tragedy Results from .
Trade fm MuleS.

CHICAGO, Sept IA Louisville, KY, special 70
the Times says: Charles Cole and Jacob Sternes
are farmers near New Washington, Clark County,
Ind. Both are prominent church members, and
their property Is probably the finest IN that part
OF the country. They had always been warm
friends until last Saturday, when they traded
mules and Cole got the worst or the bargain. Late
yesterday afternoon Sterner was passing the resi-
dence OF Cole and stopped TO speak TO one Of the
family. The latter was out feeding some stock
behind the barn, and called 70 sterner. The visit
ors went inside the barn with Cole. ana 10 ABOUT
two minutes one OF the farm hands heard An
agoniZed scream from that 01rectaon- HufTy.
ing to the barn, he saw Cole coming GUY
OF the door with his hands covered with blood
He did not look up as the farm hand passed him,
and, mounting q h0rse, rode away et gallop.
hurry1ng down to the barn the family found Ster.
ner 1ust outside stall lytng on the moor with tho
blood streaming from terrible cut In the SIDE OF
his head and blood-sta1ned axe lying near him.
He was stiu alive but respiration was hardly per-
ceptfble An examination showed that the In
iured mans skull WAS crushed In horrible man.
ner. and the doctor at once pronounced the case
hopeless When Sterner's family were apprised Of
the calaTnfty which had befallen them they rauI
the ceat bel in the rear OF their house. and IN an
hour fulIy score OF farmers had gathered about
the place and In short time, they were securing
the country Tor the ASSASSIN. All day they have
looked for him, but they can nnd no trace. The
whole country for miles around ts excited ana,
should Cole be caught he WI undoubtedly y
lyncoe6
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STRETCHING THEIR POWER.

No Inquiry to be made into the Mitch.
elstOvn Affair, and mo- Instruction.
70 the POIice-Parncll's Speech Makes
q Deep Impression.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Sept. 1A-The government have made
fresh step on the line that Churchill recon-
mended to them on Monday, namely: to stretch
the power OF the executive to the utmost They
will make no inquiry into the Mitchelstown affair,
and will give no instructions to the police to be
merclful in their dealings with excited crowds.
An instance Of the temper OF the constabulary
was afforded me the other day. A friend Of an
English member who was present at the
Herbertstown ev1ctiOns was severely beaten by o
police inspector, who apOlogized and said he had
out in the house OF commons" he said, 'and we
mean to pay them out In Ireland"
Irishmen failed utterly last night in an attempt
to get promise OF amelioration In the treatment
OF political prisoners Balfour'S speech was on the
highest tory lines. He taunted the Irish members
saw no reason why those who melted TO crime
should receive better treatment than other crimi-
nails All this was spoken with smart fiippancy,
In d1Sagreeable contrast TO the tnSOlent language
OF Mr.. Balfour'S usual attitude In the house.
PARNEiL's SPEECH
made deep impression. He spoke very quietly
but with an undertone OF passion in his voice. The
Times says abSurdly that the house laughed at
him, but except for one brief interval one might
have heard pin fall.
faTueu oseToore tne oppOSlllOn In MS quietly
powerful way. The radicals cheered very warmly
when he spoke OF the harm which revival OF vio-
lence would do the Irish cause. The comment
made here this morning Is that he spoke as though
he had definite fears OF a renewal Of the dynamite
outrages. O'Brien's friends say that unless the
regulations are nghtened he will die in prison. /
believe one or two members or the cabinet are
against Balfour and In favor OF some alienation OF
his treatment
LabOuchere declares In Truth to-day In regard
to the story about MoSer that he received ESQ O
week from the Times for his services Moser was
employed to get up the case OF St. John Brennan,
which failed so cOnSpacuouSly,
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THE FREE IRON BRIDGE.

A Prospect that 1t will be Finished by
October 21st or Shortly Afterward-
Mr.. WinekOop's Bets.
There Is considerable. uneasineSS among the
business men OF West Washington, who fear that
the new free bridge over the Aqueducr piers Will
not be completed by the 21st Of october in accord
ance with the terms Of the contract. It Is a
source OF great Inconvenience to be cut OF from
convenient communication with Virginia, and
they are anxious that the work on the bridge
should be pushed. STAR reporter asked Col.
the work and what the prospects were for its COM
pletion In the time specified in the contract.
"rhe Mount Vernon Bridge Co.," he replied,
$50 900 bonds to have the bridge completed by the
21st OF october. II the contractors have met with
distractions In their work. II they have suffered
where they were to get their iron, that might
reasonably delay the work somewhat. 1t is I'm
possible for me to know whether or not they are
given every security that could. reasonably be
work and have received Dat ST 200 from the Gov
contract until the spans OF the bridge
are up: II their iron work is wen
II Is S R 6se ase
think, however, that it will be completed on that
date, but think 1T will be finished very arter
utmost. Part Of the iron work has been shipped.
1t does not take long to put it up, and but little
has yet to be done with the stone work. The CON-
pany expect TO get the bridge finished in time.
think they will come very near It, They have their
representative, Mr.. WinekOop, here, and he de-
clares that they wiz have 1t done on the date
mentioned In the contract. He1S making bets that
he will drive horse and wagon over the bridge IN
two weeks"
COL HAMS OFFICIAL REPORT.
In his report Of the work on the bridge for the
month OF August, just received at the War De-
partment Col. Hams says that during that month
$2.243.21 was expended leaving balance OF $l17,-
316.63 available on the 1St OF September. He
says the fabrication OF the iron work was con-
t1Rued during the month, and at the present time
most OF 1t Is ready for shipment to the site. It is
expected to begin the erection OF the iron through
span trusSes within a few days. The south
abutment has been finished up TO the bed OF
the coping. There has been considerable de.
lay in the delivery Of the latter. The Bridge
street abutment Is now well advanced, and
steady, but not rapid progress Is being made. The
work Is all being done by contract. The embank-
ment forming the southern approach was COM
pleted at the end OF the month as far as 1t could
be carried. The failure OF the Mount Vernon
Bridge Co. to complete the south abutment at the
time they should have done SO prevented Green
Feely from filling out to the end OF the bridge.
The contract was closed at the end OF the month.
The report says the contractors propose to push
along the work on all the piers. and begin the
erection Of the iron work early In September.
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Clerks Going Home 70 Vote.

CleFkS UO1nS home 10 tOtes
THEIR DAYS OF ABSENCE COUNTED AGAINST THEN,
AS to the matter OF Department clerks going
home to vote which is exciting interest In Depart
ment circles in connection with the fall elections
there has been an order issued recently The
order does not take from the clerks the right Of
franchise, as 1t has been stated. On the contrary
it Is rather more liberal than the rule in force
heretofore. The old custom Of permitting short
leave at election time in addition to the regular
thirty days, has not been in practice at all under
this administration Clerks have been permitted
full liberty to go home to vote when the public
business would not suffer from their absence
without regard to their party procv1ttes. but the
time thus consumed was charged against their
thirty days, and II they had exhausted
this leave before they could not go. Leave
OF absence in excess OF thirty days has
been allowed only In cases OF sickness, and then
without pay, or with part pay through substi-
tute. The rule now permits clerks to 20 home for
the elections. and II they have leave due them, it
Will be counted against that; II they have not,
they will receive no pay for the time they are alb
sent. Thus any clerk can go home to vote II hts
official duties do not demand his presence at the
Department., as is the case In the ordinary matter
OF leave, If he is willing to have 1t count against
his thirty days, or to lose his pay for the time of
absence. During the last Congressional elections
but few clerks were willing to devote any OF their
leave to the patriotic purpose OF the polls and the
probability is that they will not forfeit few days
pay with any more enthusiasm.
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The Eastern Branch Bridge.


Col Hams, in his report OF operations on the
Eastern Branch bridge for the month of August,
says: proposals for the construction OF the bridge
were opened on the 10th. The only bid within the
limits of the appropriation therefore the only one
that could be considered, was that of the Groton
Bridge and Manufacturing Co., for $1O5,OOO. The
design Is good one and the price reasonable. The
site Of the eastern approach having be acquired
by the Government, some delay In entering the
contracts will be caused by having to await the
opinion OF the Attorney on the validity OF
the title" 1t Is expected, should the title be ap-
proved, to enter into contract with the Groton
Bridge and Manufacturing Co., and commence the
September.
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The Aqueduct Extension.
YORK ON THE TUNNEL TO BE SUSPENDED For WANT

The AqueduCt EXtensiOns
WORK ON THE TUNNEL TO BE SUSPENDED FOR WANT
OF FUNDS.
Major Lydecker, In his report Of progress Of the
work for increase OF the water supply OF WASH
ington for the month Of August, says that the
work Of placing masonry lining was continued,
1,O47 feet being placed, which makes total of
1922 feet. Six hundred and sixty-four Nneal feet
OF tunnel was enlarged from normal to lining Sec
tlon. The cost of work done was 7SSO5 so.
Operations will be continued until the middle Of
September, when preparations for closing the work
until an additional appropriation is had will be-
gin. Progress Of work OF excavation for the reser
voir was more than usually satisfactory. There
was no work done on fsh-ways In August and
none is proposed for September.
Major Lydecker, in his report upon the Wash
1ngton AQueduct, says that on the 29th OF August
q leak appeared in the pipeline road short dis
tance west Of Georgetown which was stopped. At
Great Falls $40 cubic yards Of rtprap stone was
placed In the old dam.
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From wan street To-day.

NEW YORK, sept Il, II a m.-There was little
more animation at the opening OF the stock
market this morning, but prices were weak and
declines from yesterdays hnal figures OF from q
to i per cent generally, while Jersey Central was
down per cent Western Union and Reading
were the special features and both were very
active, with astragghng business In the remainder
OF the list. determined drive was made at
values In the early trading and In the rst ffteen
Missouri Pacific N, Reading q and Jersey Ceii.
trail & while the losses In the remainder were for
became very dull but recovered q portion OF the
losses sustained, Missouri Pacific showing most
strength though IL afterward again roce0ed.
O'Clock the market ts very dull and steady 70
1rm, generally at small fractions under 0rst
pE1ceA
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POLITICS AND LlTERATURE.
A Talk with REPRESENTATIVE Cox.

HE Is WILLING TO HARNoNIzR on THE TARIFF CUES
TIoN, BUT WILL NOT CONSENT TO REPEAL THE
WHISKY TAx-HIs NEW HOUSE AND HIs FORTH
COMING BOOKS.
Hon. 8. s. Cox, Of New York, arrived in the city
last night. and early this morning he paid visit
OF inspection TO his residence, now in course Of
erecuon near Du Pont Circle. A STAR reporter
met him just as he returned and he expressed him.
self as satisfied with the progress made in the con-
structlon OF MS house. He laughingy remarked,
81 expect shall sell it after taking all the trouble
to build it."
When THE STAR reporter sought to sound Mr..
Cox on the subject OF politics, he said II really
90 not know what is going on politically; have
Deen olhgently engaged in literary work during
tne summer, and have two books ready for pub
hcation. One, the isles OF the Princes Is to be
puDlsned Tomorrow. 1t is only little sparkle
caugnt on the top of a wave as 1t were, but my
,1,rS pversions Of Ia Diplomat which webster is to
illustrated" f0'' ~ VIA W ''"''''0'''''
In response to question as to what will be done
Mr.. Cox said he had not been consulted on the
SUBJECT, nor bad he conferred with other demo-
Gratis He said he knew the President was anxious
cox had with Mr.. Cleveland some time ago. He
ADDED n 6nat IT Is plainly necessary for the demo-
Gratis 70 40 something. 'Randall Is Potentially"
knows what he viii d." ME- Mt. Cox I said that ~ his
own views on the tariff were very decided and
well known, but that he would be willing to COM
promise with the prOtecContSt element OF the
party 1or the sake OF procuring harmonious action.
He would De willing to remove the tax on tobacco.
because mat would benefit the producers, but he
could not countenance the repeal OF the tax on
whisky. He said there are too many necessar1es
taxed TO think OF taking the tax from whisky. While
t1onist element would do he presumed from what
he had heard and read that would insist upon the
repeal OF the entire internal tax.
" NOT ONLY DartY nOlfcy r1ihAo
public good" MIR. Cox remarked, demands that
prompt action shall be taken by Congress in the
way OF tax reduction" Could he have his way,
necessaries OF life, but, he repeated, he would
action.
BE said he really had heard nothing in regard to
the organization OF the next House OF Represent
atives, nor had he given the subject any thought.
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Four Hundred and Sixty Acres Re-
claimed.

PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE POTOMAC FLATS
Col. Hams reports the progress OF the work Of
the Potomac River improvements for the month OF
August. About one-half Of the area Of the tidal
reservoir has now been dredged to depth OF s
feet. The dredging in the Virginia channel pro-
gressed rather slowly. The material is hard, and
consists largely OF sand. The embankment around
the outer margin OF the flats, section g and the
adjacent margin Of the tidal reservoir, was I'm
tshed on the goth inst. Fair progress was made
on the emDankment OF section 8. The trench is
now about 120 feet wide The embankments near
the tidal reservoir are now about up to high water
The work on the reservoir outlet progressed fairly.
The coner-dam, which had given much trouble,
was securely braced and many leaks stopped. The
dam Is now secure and work can progress rapidly.
dredged channel $50 to $50 feet wide and 20 feet
deep. between Georgetown and GteSbOrO' Point.
The Washington channel has been dredged to q
width OF from 200 to $50 feet. Up to this time
about 461 acres OF flats have been reclaimed from
the overflow OF ordinary tide.
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Special Cable Dispatch to TIE EvENlSo STAR:
FRANKFORT, Sept. 10.-Prof. Brinz, the famous
1urtst, died yesterday at Munich.
General Count Werder died on Monday, on his
eightieth birthday, at Greussou, Pomerania-
Count Kolnoky, the Austr1an-Hungar1an minis
ter OF foreign affairs, has started for Frtedrichs-
ruhe.
According to q dispatch from Constanttnople IN
the FrQnkTurter Zeitlsg, it Is reported that the
Italian military authorities at Aassuah have
arrested the chief OF the Aoor1nian congregation
at Jerusalem.
The first cashier OF the Deutsche vereins Bank
has abscOnded. The amount OF his defalcatton Is
only 1900 marks.
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A CARD.
beg to announce to my friends and the general
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SEPTEMBER THE FIFTEENTH,
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propose to make the Cutting Of Trousers upon inn
proved principles, prominent feature and expect
please the most particular I. solicit and hope
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In return, satisfaction in material and make.
Yours, very respectfully,
GUS ". SIMPSON.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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The Presidents Philadelphia Trip.
The President, accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland,
will leave tomorrow afternoon for Philadelphia
to attend the centennial anniversary of the forma
ton OF the Federal Constitution. Secretary Bay
ard and Col. and Mrs. Lamont Will go with the
President. Mr.. John NJ. Corson, OF this city, has
been selected by the Philadelphia reception COM
mtttee to represent them, and will have charge OF
the Presidents party until their arrival In Phila-
delph1a. President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, has placed his private car at
the disposal OF President Cleveland, and 1t will be
run over as especial" or attached to any OF the
regular trains, as the President may elect. Upon
arriving in Philadelphia The President will be es-
Troop an organization that dates back toI the
Revolution, and which has performed escort duty
for every President OF the United States from
Washington down.
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AMERICA AND GrTANA 10 RAcR.-A race between
the schooner yachts America, Gen. Butler, owner,
and Gitana, Wm +. Weld, owner, for 81 900 side,
has been arranged to take place on Saturday next
ward and return,